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Four people lost their lives in Kenya's capital when armed personnel opened fire and used teargas to scatter huge gatherings at a venue where political figure Raila Odinga's corpse was displayed for homage.

National Leader Remembered

The statesman, who was a major force in Kenyan politics for a long period, passed away on that day at age 80 while in hospital care in India.

He struggled relentlessly for democratic systems, and we are enjoying those liberties today because of his work.

Turmoil Unfolds at Stadium

Thousands devotees assembled on thoroughfares from early morning, with disorder breaking out when a large crowd broke through a entrance at the city's central arena, prompting military personnel to discharge weapons upward.

• Two people perished from bullets at the location
• Casualties eventually reached to four
• Many persons sustained injuries
• Authorities used teargas to scatter thousands attendees

Airport Disruption and Parliament Situation

Earlier in the day, countless of mourners momentarily entered Nairobi's international airport, disrupting a ceremony where the head of state and dignitaries were receiving Odinga's corpse with military honors.

This situation caused a brief stoppage of flight activities.

Assemblies also occupied nearby roads and tried to enter the legislative building, where the administration had initially planned the open visitation.

National Impact and Community Backing

Though mainly known as an government critic, Odinga became senior minister in 2008 and also established a agreement with the leader last year in a public service characterized by changing partnerships.

He inspired passionate devotion among supporters, especially in his ethnic group based in the nation's western region, many of whom contend he was deprived of the nation's leadership by electoral fraud.

Countless of Odinga's followers, who were not living in 1991 when Kenya transitioned to a pluralistic political system, expressed respect to Odinga's efforts as an campaigner.